With a career spanning consulting, investment, and ecosystem design, Rezeq has cultivated a global reputation for transforming complex challenges into sustainable opportunities. His work integrates strategic foresight, capital mobilization, and innovation policy, enabling emerging markets to adopt new economic models rooted in technology, sustainability, and inclusion.
Managing Partner
Rezeq Asali
Rezeq Asali stands at the crossroads of innovation, venture capital, and strategy transformation, partnering with founders, institutions, and governments to design and deliver large-scale impact. As Managing Partner at hea Global, an AI-native boutique advisory, he leads strategy, innovation, and corporate venture initiatives that drive growth and systemic change across frontier and emerging markets.
Career Journey
– Managing Partner – hea Global (Present) – General Partner – hea Ventures (Present) – Senior Investment Readiness Advisor – Flat6Labs – Co-Founder – The CORE@HTU (in partnership with the Crown Prince Foundation) – Vice Chair – Ayla Foundation / Wujud – Board Member – Arab International Investment Forum – MENA Advisor – Da One Ventures Throughout his career, Rezeq has designed ecosystem-level initiatives that bridge entrepreneurship, innovation, and policy, fostering collaboration between public and private stakeholders to accelerate economic transformation.
Strategic Contributions
– Founded and scaled hea Global, establishing it as a leading innovation and strategy advisory firm driving AI-powered transformation. – Co-founded The CORE@HTU, one of the region’s most influential innovation hubs, fostering partnerships between academia, startups, and government. – Launched an ESG-focused VC fund (hea Ventures), pioneering tokenization and digital securitization frameworks in MENA. – Advised governments and corporates on national innovation policies, venture capital strategies, and climate-aligned investments. – Led regional acceleration and ecosystem programs, mobilizing investment and creating employment opportunities across frontier economies.
Academic Background & Executive Education
– International MBA (IMBA) – IE Business School – Executive Programs – Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, IE University – Specialized in Strategy Transformation, Corporate Innovation, and Venture Finance
Leadership Impact
Rezeq Asali embodies strategic agility and innovation-driven leadership, uniting the worlds of capital, creativity, and policy. His mission is clear—to align growth with impact, ensuring that innovation serves as a catalyst for sustainable, inclusive prosperity. Through hea Global and hea Ventures, Rezeq continues to pioneer frameworks that empower investors, startups, and governments to co-create a future where profitability and purpose coexist, redefining how emerging markets grow, compete, and lead in the global innovation economy.
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